Milken Institute

The Milken Institute was founded in 1991 "with a mandate to step outside the box and find new ways to create jobs and generate capital for entrepreneurs both locally and globally." 

Funding
The institute does not disclose its funding sources on its website but has different classes of supporters including:
 * Milken Institute Associates: for individuals who contribute over $1,000;
 * Milken Institute Council: for individuals who contribute ober $5,000 or corporations or foundations over $10,000.
 * Milken Institute President’s Circle: Individual contributors over over $25,000 or corporate/foundation gifts of over $50,000 "have the opportunity to direct their gifts toward specific areas of research";
 * Milken Institute Chairman’s Circle: contributors of over $100,000 "may direct their gifts into specific areas of research or projects. These gifts generate direct results with the issuance of a report detailing the work’s outcome and recommendations for implementation and future research in that area."

Contact information

 * Milken Institute
 * 1250 Fourth Street
 * Santa Monica, CA 90401
 * Phone: (310) 570-4600
 * Fax: (310) 570-4601
 * E-mail: info@milkeninstitute.org
 * website